New Delhi, January 28: As a part of Azadi ka Mahotsav, Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday released a pictorial comic book ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’, prepared by the Ministry of Culture, depicting unsung women freedom fighters, at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
The book has been issued in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha which is a household name in India.
Meenakshi Lekhi, speaking at the launch of the book on Thursday, said that the book celebrates the lives of some of the women who led the charge and lit the flame of protest and rebellion throughout the country. It contains the stories of queens who battled colonial powers in the struggle against imperial rule and women who dedicated and even laid down their lives for the cause of the motherland.
She said that if we go through the glorious past of Indian history, there was no place for gender discrimination and Indian culture celebrated women. tales of valor of some of the unsung women heroes are included in the book.
Furthermore, as per the Culture Ministry, the second edition of the book will be on 25 unsung Tribal Freedom Fighters which is under process and will take some time. The third and final edition will be of 30 unsung heroes drawn from other areas.
